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ABOUT THIS MODULE

Sound is quite literally, one half of the movie-going experience. Without sound, you have surveillance and without the image, you have radio. But what is sound? You may think of it in several terms – pitch, tone… volume, but what is sound and how does it work? In this module we’re going to look at the physics of sound – the sound wave, how it can be measured and ultimately, how it is used to create emotion through story.

IN THIS MODULE

25:33 video that walks you through the physics of sound

Illustrated companion guide

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What is Sound

How the human ear "hears' sound

The attributes of a sound wave

What is frequency and how it is measured

What is amplitude

What is propagation

How sound is measured

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